Attending an NAED Event?
WESTERN REGION CONFERENCE
January 15-17 — Phoenix, Ariz.
BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $835
Regular Price for Distributors: $1,035
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $985
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,185
Hotel: JW Marriott Desert Ridge – $265 per night plus state and local taxes
Recommended for senior level professionals, upper and middle management, regional sales, operations, and branch managers from distributors, manufacturers, allied partners, and manufacturer reps.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION CONFERENCE
February 26-28 — San Diego, Calif.
BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $835
Regular Price for Distributors: $1,035
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $985
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,185
Hotel: Hilton San Diego Bayfront – $269 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: Mid December 2017
Recommended for senior level professionals, upper and middle management, regional sales, operations, and branch managers from distributors, manufacturers, allied partners, and manufacturer reps.
SALES TRAINING CAMP
NEW! Through the Association Education Alliance, NAED has partned with other distribution trade associations to introduce a new educational training camp featuring The Four Pillars of hte Sales Profession. This interactive seminar provides practical skills, tools and fundamental disciplines that are essential for sales professionals and a productive sales team.
March 6-8 — Dayton, Ohio
BUDGET:
All Attendees: $945/person
Hotel: Drury Inn & Suites - Dayton North – $95 per night plus state and local taxes
Recommended for sales professionals, sales managers and sales managers. This training camp does not solely focus on electrical distribution, but distribution sales in general.
UNIVERSITY OF INNOVATIVE DISTRIBUTION (UID)
March 11-14 — Indianapolis, Ind.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for NAED Members: $1,095
Regular Price for NAED Members: $1,295
Early Bird Price for Non-Members: $2,095
Regular Price for Non-Members: $2,195
Hotel: JW Marriott Indianapolis Hotel – $179 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: December 2017
UID is a concentrated education program focused on the education needs of the wholesale distribution industry. This event is recommended for branch managers, sales and marketing managers, purchasing managers, sales personnel, HR Directors, operations managers, inventory managers and training managers.
SALES TRAINING CAMP
NEW! Through the Association Education Alliance, NAED has partned with other distribution trade associations to introduce a new educational training camp featuring The Four Pillars of hte Sales Profession. This interactive seminar provides practical skills, tools and fundamental disciplines that are essential for sales professionals and a productive sales team.
May 15-17 — Dayton, Ohio
BUDGET:
All Attendees: $945/person
Hotel: Drury Inn & Suites - Dayton North – $95 per night plus state and local taxes
Recommended for sales professionals, sales managers and sales managers. This training camp does not solely focus on electrical distribution, but distribution sales in general.
NATIONAL MEETING
May 19-22 — Chicago, Ill.
BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $909
Regular Price for Distributors: $1,109
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $1,059
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,259
Hotel: Hyatt Regency – $275 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: February 2018
Recommended for senior level and national account executives from across the industry attend. This includes distributors, manufacturers, allied partners and manufacturer reps who are looking for high-level networking, trends analysis, education, and strategic planning time with trading partners.
LAKE MICHIGAN CLUB CONFERENCE
June 14-17 — Lake Geneva, Wisc.
BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $416
Regular Price for Distributors: $466
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $516
Regular Price for Suppliers: $566
Hotel: Grand Geneva Resort & Spa – $209 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: March 2018
Recommended for all electrical products trading partners in the Midwest region.
WOMEN IN INDUSTRY FORUM
June 25-28 — San Diego, Calif.
BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $815
Regular Price for Distributors: $1,015
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $915
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,115
Hotel: The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter – $219 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: April 2018
This is the ideal conference for females in our industry to make personal and professional connections. Attendees benefits the most from this event will be upper and middle management, regional sales, operations, and branch managers from distributors, manufacturers, allied partners, and manufacturer reps.
LEAD CONFERENCE
July 18-20 — Austin, Texas
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $819
Regular Price for Distributors: $1,019
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $919
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,119
Hotel: Kimpton Hotel Van Zandt – $209 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: April 2018
This conference has been an annual favorite to assist organizations in attracting, developing and retaining top emerging talent within the industry through leadership development, best practice sharing and industry networking for organizations seeking to develop their managers and enhance their careers.
ADVENTURE CONFERENCE
NEW! After more than 50 years in the industry, the traditional AdVenture Marekting Conference has evolved into a brand new event that is focused on improve your customer's experience.
August 13-15 — Minneapolis, Minn.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $899
Regular Price for Distributors: $1,099
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $999
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,199
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Registration Opens: May 2018
You're not going to want to miss the new AdVenture Conference!
The 2018 Adventure Conference will provide cross-functional collaboration of Purchasing, Marketing and Technology roles with the end goal to help create a positive customer experience and increase profitability
SALES TRAINING CAMP
NEW! Through the Association Education Alliance, NAED has partned with other distribution trade associations to introduce a new educational training camp featuring The Four Pillars of hte Sales Profession. This interactive seminar provides practical skills, tools and fundamental disciplines that are essential for sales professionals and a productive sales team.
August 14-16 — Dayton, Ohio
BUDGET:
All Attendees: $945/person
Hotel: Drury Inn & Suites - Dayton North – $95 per night plus state and local taxes
Recommended for sales professionals, sales managers and sales managers. This training camp does not solely focus on electrical distribution, but distribution sales in general.
SALES TEAM DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
August 28-29 — Saint Louis, Mo.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $795
Regular Price for Distributors: $945
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $895
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,045
Hotel: Hilton Saint Louis Frontenac – $129 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: May 2018
For the best results we encourage managers to attend with their entire sales team. It has been consistently proven to generate more effective team discussions on how they plan to implement and improve their selling efforts when the entire sales team attend together.
LAKE MICHIGAN CLUB ROOFTOP EVENT
September — Chicago, Ill.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Members: $145
Regular Price for Distributors: $195
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $245
Regular Price for Suppliers: $295
Location: Wrigleyville Rooftop
Registration Opens: June 2018
This annual networking event is a highly anticipated opportunity for baseball fans in the Lake Michigan Cub to unite in a fun setting.
MISSOURI RIVER CLUB CONFERENCE
September 23-25 — Lake Ozark, Mo.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $449
Regular Price for DIstributors: $499
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $549
Regular Price for Suppliers: $599
Hotel: Camden on the Lake – $186 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: July 2018
This conference is perfect for all electrical products trading partners in the Midwest region.
BRANCH MANAGEMENT BOOCAMP
Warehouse Operations Management
October 16-17 — Saint Louis, Mo.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $835
Regular Price for Distributors: $1,035
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $985
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,185
Hotel: Hilton Saint Louis Frontenac – $129 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: July 2018
The Warehouse Operations Management Bootcamp is a two-day event that focuses on the operation of the branch warehouse and how profitability can be maximized while managing a team.
WOMEN IN INDUSTRY BOOTCAMP
October 18 — Saint Louis, Mo.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $379
Regular Price for Distributors: $429
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $529
Regular Price for Suppliers: $579
Hotel: Hilton Saint Louis Frontenac – $129 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: July 2018
The bootcamp is open to all females in the electrical industry. Even if you are not new but would like to attend, this is your chance to dive deeper, learn from professionals and not have to spend a lot of extra time out of the office.
EASTERN REGION CONFERENCE
November 5-7 — Marco Island, Fla.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Distributors: $835
Regular Price for Distributors: $1,035
Early Bird Price for Suppliers: $985
Regular Price for Suppliers: $1,185
Hotel: JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort – $250 per night plus state and local taxes
Registration Opens: August 2018
Recommended for senior level professionals, upper and middle management, regional sales, operations, and branch managers from distributors, manufacturers, allied partners, and manufacturer reps.
LAKE MICHIGAN CLUB HOLIDAY EVENT
December 5 — Medinah, Ill.
*BUDGET:
Early Bird Price for Members: $98
Regular Price for Members: $128
Early Bird Price for Non-Members: $198
Regular Price for Non-Members: $228
Location: Medinah Country Club
Registration Opens: September 2018
This annual event is a tradition for the Lake Michigan Club Community and is a great opportunity to celebrate after a year of working together.
